French newsreels from 1965, including the death of Malcolm X and James Bond
- Popular Culture: Section I
- Title
- French newsreels from 1965, including the death of Malcolm X and James Bond
- Date
- 1965
- Document Type
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- Video
- Themes
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- Civil Rights and Race Relations
- Religion, Morality and Censorship
- Consumerism
- Fashion
- Description
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Sound. USA. French voiceover. Body of Malcolm X lying in open coffin as African American people walk past crossing themselves.
Procession of people walking in street in honour of Malcolm X. Buildings on fire. Close up of Muhammad's Mosque. Firefighters tackling blaze.
Footage of Malcolm X walking into building, possibly surveying vandalism. Malcolm X speaking to crowd.
A priest (possibly of the Yoruba Temple?), dressed in traditional African costume, talks to camera in French about racial segregation and the superiority of black people. Followers bang on drums as he and others dance. The voiceover says his cult has similarities and links with Voodoo.
Malcolm X's coffin being laid to rest. African Americans and Muslims crying.
St. Peter's, Rome. Pope Paul VI walking with procession of cardinals. Gathered congregation crossing themselves as they pass. Nomination of Cardinals. Pope embracing the Archbishop of Prague on his appointment of the College of Cardinals.
Mont Cervin (border of Switzerland and Italy). Climber walking up the mountain filmed by helicopter. Photograph of mountain. Climber standing at cross on top of mountain.
Leuven Mardi Gras, Belgium. Crowds gathered to watch parade marching past. Motorised floats passing with actors in costume staging a play.
Saint Pépin. Exterior of medieval style building. Man lying in bed with umbrella over him to protect from leaking rain. Women in period costume and parasols admiring each other. Shots of various umbrellas and parasols.
Year 2000 Style. Man dressed in robotic, futuristic costume approaching machine (computer). Camera pans across books on space travel.
Crowds admiring James Bond Aston Martin DB5 at exhibition. Glamorous models standing in line dressed in diamonds and matching dresses. Large poster of Sean Connery as James Bond.
Man leaving gentleman's clothing store adjusts his button hole. Man standing in the street hands him a briefcase marked '008'. Driving an American coupe, he steers into the street as the James Bond theme music plays on the soundtrack. Approaching power station, women in PVC emerge from concrete underpass. Women, wearing shades, walking down steps in unison to greet man.
- Audible
- Sound
- Colour
- Black and White
- Credit
- Huntley Film Archives [Please Note: downloading video content is strictly prohibited]
- Duration
- 00:08:52
- Library / Archive
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- Huntley Film Archives